12 Things People With Lupus Should Know About the COVID-19 Vaccine
When the vaccine will be available for people with lupus, guidance on delaying medications before vaccination, and more.
February 26, 2021
People with lupus should get the COVID-19 vaccine as soon as it is available to them, according to doctors and the current guidelines.
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In a recent Lupus Research Alliance survey of 703 Americans with lupus and 63 of their relatives and friends, 64 percent said they’d be willing to get the COVID-19 vaccine when it’s available and determined to be safe for them by scientists.
Lupus itself and the immune-suppressing medications used to treat it may increase risk for severe COVID-19 infections, says Jeffrey R. Curtis, MD, MPH, professor of rheumatology and immunology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham and chair of the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) COVID-19 Vaccine Clinical Guidance Task Force. So the vaccine could be an impor
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From day one, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis touted the state’s “innovative partnership” with the Lakeland-based Publix supermarket chain in expanding the number of locations across the state for seniors 65 and over to get the COVID-19 vaccine.
While Publix has become the place where getting vaccinated is a pleasure, state officials have not provided an agreement, contract or even any documentation outlining the terms of that partnership even after giving Publix nearly 500,000 doses of the vaccine officials call “liquid gold.”
“As part of our ongoing efforts to increase vaccinations and put Florida’s seniors first, I’m pleased to announce this innovative partnership with Publix,” DeSantis said at the start of January when he announced the deal. “At the end of the day, we are all in this together, and the state of Florida thanks Publix for their willingness to step up and lend their infrastructure to this critical cause.”